Questions About Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination

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I'm interested in how much and which parts of the book came from which author, and how their collaboration worked. I find the attempt to get into Jefferson's mind fascinating. In a sense we all live inside an "Empire of the Imagination" with reality mediated by our dreams and fantasies... Can anyone help me figure out which parts of the authors' fantasies about Jefferson came from which author's inward empire?

Hallie Southard I'm about half way through it and must say it's a bit disjointed. It doesn't flow as well as Gordon-Reed's previous work: 'The Hemingses of Monticello…moreI'm about half way through it and must say it's a bit disjointed. It doesn't flow as well as Gordon-Reed's previous work: 'The Hemingses of Monticello', which leads me to believe they must have intertwined or overlapped their thoughts on each chapter.
I also don't like the layout of the book. It doesn't flow well.
I'll write a full review when I've completed the book.(less)

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